Ay Up lights

Ay Up lights

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:31 am

by restlessshawn

Out of interest anyone still using these? I have an ancient (350lm) set I still use for night running (prefer that to night cycling) and wondering about getting a new battery from them. It probably makes no sense and the money would be better spent on a new head torch but I'm quite attached to them.

Re: Ay Up lights

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:56 am

by techno

maybe try MTB batteries, my support cell from them for my joystick is great and was much cheaper and higher capacity than the genuine article.

Re: Ay Up lights

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:54 pm

by Lazarus

the best value for money is a cheap china light and a decent MTB Battery o r say an lightweight head unit like an exposire joystick. The price of lights and range *has dropped fantastically since you bought those but the cheap sets have gash batteries

I have a light without a swicth and thought it would annoy me but honeslty how often do you switch off your only light in the pitch dark?
In use it does not bother me

* i gt some £25 jobbies to use with the kids - good enough beam[exceptonal really at the price point] and light but about 2 hours battery life- the batteroes really are crap and that timerange did notlast formany charges . Batteries were replaced pretty sharpish

Re: Ay Up lights

the best value for money is a cheap china light and a decent MTB Battery o r say an lightweight head unit like an exposire joystick. The price of lights and range *has dropped fantastically since you bought those but the cheap sets have gash batteries

yeah I have a joystick for the bike, that I have maybe used twice!

I use the ayups for running

looks like any new battery I am at least half way or more to a newer light so may just do that when this one finally packs in

ayups might end up as a long run bar light if I ever need one as I have a conversion cable that will run them off a large magicshine type battery pack I have

Not having a switch on a headtorch is a bit of a pain as you can't turn it off easily if you need to talk to people without blinding them or not looking at them!

Re: Ay Up lights

[out of stock but shows how it attaches unlike others sites
So buy that and use your joystick

I missed that had only seen their fancy headtorches

might duct tape it to the side of my head and see how it might work at the side

Re: Ay Up lights

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:09 pm

by Lazarus

Yes I gues its a bit long to easily mount to the top of your head without a helmet
I can think of solutions but all of them will look ludicrous - piping insulation is involved to both hold and protect

Re: Ay Up lights

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:37 pm

by paramart

still use mine on the helmet and bars, you have to order from Australia I didn't have to pay anything extra for a bty, they also sent a light foc which is diffused, the cheap chink one's I had were great but the bty's didn't last long and could explode while charging, scott is out there maybe worth having a word with him